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Ken Alexander and I spent a lot of time together in a variety of prisons

Yup, I've been in prison and it was Ken Alexander's fault.

Over a period of 15 years, I was in and out of Michigan's prison system, the last place I ever thought I'd spend time.

Today at a conference at the St. Francis Retreat Center in Dewitt, MI, I had a chance to introduce Ken who gave his testimony to more than 50 clergy and lay activists who gathered to hear about ministering to prisoners and their families.

I first met Ken in 1971 when he caught the attention of police in his Detroit-area community for his high school miscues.  Our paths next crossed in 1986 at a Bible study in another part of the state. 

Between our first and second meetings, he spent half a decade in prison.  Inside prison, he changed.  In 1988, we started a journey of prison ministry where he shared his story and we shared the story and the grace of Jesus Christ.  I took this video of his testimony today with my Flip video camera: 


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